Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-06

the loss of their master. They meant to 20
back To their homes and rest awhile This
did not sound very promising, 50 by way of
effecting a diversion | asked where the ~
mainder Of them were. | was told there were
: six, and ! saw hut three One of the men
said that they slept in the hut, and were Vet
resting after their labors-"Sleep weighed
down their eyrlids, and SORROW made their
hearts As lead; it was best 10 sleep, for with
sleep came forgrtfumess. But the men should
bc awakened
/ Presently they came out of the hut, yawmng
4 the first two men being evidently of the same
race and style "a those already before us but
the appearance Of the third and last nearly
made me jump out of my skin, He was very
/ tall broad man, quite six foot three. should
say, but gaunt, with lean, wiry looking limbs.
NV first glance at him told me that he was
no Wakwaii-he was pure bred Zulu. He
came out with his thin, aristocratic looking
hand placed before his face to hide yawn,
so | could only S.'r that he was IA "keshla a." or
ringei man, aud that hc had IA great three
cornered hole in his forehead In another
second he removed his hand revealing a
powerful looking Zulu face, with humorous
mouth, a short woolly beard tinged with
hawks. knew my man at once, although |
had not seen him for twelve years How do
YOU do, Unslopogaasi" | said. quietly, IN
Zulu.
The tall man (who among his own people
was commonly known as the "Wooipecker, >
and also as the 'Slaughterer'1 started, and
almost let the long handled battlesx he held
in bis hand fall in his astonishment Next
second he had recognized me, and was salut-
inS me in an oUtburSt of sonorous language
| which made his companions the Wakwafl
stare.
"koos' chief, he began, "koos-y -Pagate.
koos-y -umcool,' tchief from of old-mighty
chief. "koos, Bahia" father "Macuma-
zahn, old hunter, slayer Of elephants, cater
up of lions, clever one watchful one! brave
one. quick one whose shot never misses,
who strikes straight home, who grasps hand
aud holds it to the death" H. e., is a true
frieudD. "koos. Baba! wise is the voice of our
people that says: Mountain never meets
with mountain, but AT aybreak or at even
man shall meet again with man Behold a
messenger came up from Natal 'Macuma-
zahn is dead cried he. The land knows
MacumaZahn no more That is years ago
And now, behold, now is this strange place of
stinks find Macumazahn, my friend There
is no room for doubt: the brush of the old
jackai has gone little gray, but is not his eye
as keen, and are not his teeth as sharp. Ha
la, Macumazahn. mindest thou how thou
didst plant the hall i'll the eye of the charging
buffalo-mnde>t thou
hal let him run on thus because | saw
that his enthusiasm was producing a marked
effect upon the minds OF tue five Wakwatis,
who appeared to understand something of h 5
talk: but now | thought it time TO put "A stop
TO 1t, for there is nothing that | hate 81 much
as this Zulu system of extrasagant praisng-
'bongering, as they call it. Silence" |
said. Has all thy noisy talk been stopped
since last ! saw thee that it breaks out thus,
and sweeps us away What doest thou here
with these men-tbou whom | left chief in
Zululand! How is it that thou art far from
thine own place, and gathered together with
strangers"
Cmsloposaas leaned himself upon the head
of his long battleax (Which was nothing else
but pole ak with beautiful handle of rhi.
noceros horn. and his grim face grew sad.
MY Father" he answered, Al have u word
to tell thee, but cannot speak it before these
low people" (umfasozana), and be glanced at
~, n ,oi 'ui''e own ear.
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